Set 2

Question 1

blatant

Answer 1

obvious

Question 2

creditable

Answer 2

praiseworthy

Question 3

ensconce

Answer 3

establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable place

Question 4

hasten

Answer 4

hurry; accelerate; rush

Question 5

laceration

Answer 5

a cut

Question 6

obdurate

Answer 6

stubborn

Question 7

plausible

Answer 7

can be believed; reasonable

Question 8

reprieve

Answer 8

a respite; postponement of sentence

Question 9

tawdry

Answer 9

of little value; gaudy

Question 10

abstain

Answer 10

desist; go without; withdraw

Question 11

blighted

Answer 11

damaged; destroyed

Question 12

credulous

Answer 12

gullible; ready to believe anything

Question 13

enshroud

Answer 13

cover

Question 14

haughtiness

Answer 14

arrogance; pride

Question 15

lachrymose

Answer 15

tearful; sad

Question 16

obfuscate

Answer 16

deliberately make something difficult to understand

Question 17

plethora

Answer 17

an excess

Question 18

repudiate

Answer 18

refuse to accept or be associated to

Question 19

tedium

Answer 19

boredom; state of being tedious

Question 20

abstemious

Answer 20

self denying; refraining from indulging

Question 21

blithe

Answer 21

free-spirited; carefree

Question 22

crepuscular

Answer 22

active at dawn and dusk;

resembling or relating to dawn or twilight

zoology: animal appearing or active in twilight

Question 23

enunciation

Answer 23

clear pronunciation; accent; articulation

Question 24

headstrong

Answer 24

stubborn; willful

Question 25

lackluster

Answer 25

dull; monotonous; bland

Question 26

pliable

Answer 26

flexible; not stubborn

Question 27

rescind

Answer 27

retract; repeal

Question 28

temper

Answer 28

to moderate; to soften

Question 29

abstruse

Answer 29

difficult to understand; obscure

Question 30

blunderbuss

Answer 30

ancient weapon clumsy person

Question 31

cringe

Answer 31

recoil; flinch; shy away

Question 32

envenom

Answer 32

cause bitterness and bad feeling